Chapter IX
SIGHTS IN ST. PETERSBURG. "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage. "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith. "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
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SIGHTS
IN
ST.
PETERSBURG.
"Appointed
by
the
captain!"
sneered
De
Forrest,
as
the
students
left
the
steerage.
"I
wonder
what
that's
for,"
added
Beckwith.
"I
don't
know;
it's
a
puzzler
to
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SIGHTS
IN
ST.
Line 2
PETERSBURG.
Line 3
"Appointed
by
the
captain!"
sneered
De
Forrest,
as
the
students
left
the
steerage.
Line 4
"I
wonder
what
that's
for,"
added
Beckwith.
Line 5
"I
don't
know;
it's
a
puzzler
to
me.
Learner Dictionary
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Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
Appointed
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
Beckwith
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From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
De
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
Forrest
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
it's
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From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
PETERSBURG
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From this reading PETERSBURG.
puzzler
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From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
SIGHTS
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From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
sneered
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
ST
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From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
steerage
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
students
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From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
that's
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From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.